🌱 New Park & Ride Lot In Spotsylvania Co. + First Fridays Return

Good morning, friends. It's Thursday in Fredericksburg and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in our community.

But first, your local weather:

• Thursday: Hazy. High: 80 Low: 55.
• Friday: Some sun with a shower. High: 75 Low: 54.

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Here are the top three stories in Fredericksburg today:

1. A new Park and Ride commuter lot opened Wednesday in Spotsylvania County. This lot offers 700 commuter parking spaces and is located at the intersection of Route One and Commonwealth Drive. The new location also features 14 accessible parking spaces, 10 motorcycle spaces, a bike rack, and a 10-foot-wide shared-use path. (Potomac Local News)
2. Fredericksburg police gathered on Tuesday to remember Officer Todd Allen Bahr, who was shot and killed in the line of duty fifteen years prior, on Jun. 6, 2008. Bahr had been an officer with the Fredericksburg Police Department since 2006 and had previously served as a volunteer auxiliary officer. (Fredericksburg Today)
3. The City of Fredericksburg is reimagining its First Friday tradition in order to revitalize the area's downtown region. Fredericksburg residents are encouraged to stop by from 5:00-9:00 p.m. during the first Friday of each month to explore art galleries, local nonprofits, restaurants, and more. The city is also offering shuttles between 5:00-8:30 p.m. (Fredericksburg Patch)

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Today and tomorrow in Fredericksburg:

Thursday, June 8

• Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat At Riverside Center For The Performing Arts (7:30 PM)

Friday, June 9

• Rappahannock River Nature Walk At Old Mill Park (9:30 AM)
• Fredericksburg's Improv Team Presents: Drink Up Me Hearties! At Allstate Community Theater (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Heads up, house hunters! Here are the latest homes to hit the market in and around the Fredericksburg area. (Fredericksburg Patch)
• Drive with caution! The Fredericksburg Police Department issued a warning to travelers who frequent Central Park to keep an eye out for goslings crossing Central Park Boulevard to go for a swim. (Fredericksburg Police Department via Facebook)
• Reminder - The Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank urgently needs volunteers for the Summer Feeding Program. If you are interested in helping at one of the 13 local distribution sites, please click here to register as a volunteer. (Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank via Facebook)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.